H.G. Bishop Anba Gabriel
Bishop of the diocese
Since 2000 the first bishop of the diocese for Austria and German-speaking Switzerland, abbot of both monasteries in the Marchfeld.
Profiles
Clergy
The priests and deacons serving the parishes of the diocese.
Fr Johannes Boshra
St Mary of Zeitoun, Vienna
Serving at the cathedral in Vienna-Donaustadt, the first Coptic Orthodox church in Austria.
Fr Ibrahim Ibrahim
St Mark, Vienna
Serving at St Mark's on Wagramer Straße, the oldest Coptic place of prayer in Vienna.
Fr Zakaria Hanna
St John the Baptist, Graz
Sent to Styria by Pope Shenouda III in 1994; serving in Graz ever since.
Fr Schenuda Asaad
St Mina, Vienna
Serving at St Mina's in Vienna-Favoriten, which cares for around 100 families.
Fr Lukas Daniel
The Three Holy Youths, Vienna
Ordained hegumen in 2022; he cares for the church of the Three Holy Youths in Vienna's 18th district.
Fr Johannes Mehareb
St George, Linz
Serving in Linz, and for many years in Schärding and Wernstein am Inn as well.
Fr Bishoy Thabet
St Anba Karas, Wernstein am Inn
Appointed resident parish priest of St Anba Karas in 2024.
Fr Balamon El-Moharaky
St Mary & Anba Abraam, Klagenfurt
Has cared for the community in Carinthia since its consecration in 2014.
Fr Isidorus El-Anba-Bishoy
German-speaking Switzerland
Permanently appointed for Switzerland, supported by priests travelling regularly from Austria.